It feels as though I had a double WI since I went to a
meeting on Saturday last week and then again on Tuesday. I had hoped going to a meeting on Saturday I’d
learn more about the new Wellness that Works (WW) message branding that rolled
out recently. I didn’t really learn
anything new that I hadn’t already read about in the emails I had been
getting. But, I was able to ask about
the milestone charms and confirm they weren’t going away. That is good.
And, I also had some questions about why I wasn’t getting any “wins” for
tracking my weight/going to my “workshop” meetings.
So, for anybody that isn’t aware of the changes to WW,
you still count points and are still doing the Freestyle program. The only major change is that you earn “wins”
for tracking your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and activity. You also earn “wins” for checking in at your
meeting, which is now called a “workshop”.
There are more changes in that our meeting room looks less…people…and
more subdued. I noticed instantly when going to my WW Center
on Tuesday that the poster changed and have more of a solid color look like if
you posted on Facebook or Instagram.
A “win” is a series of points awarded that can be
redeemed for products. There is a list
of products and how many “wins” it takes to earn them. I spotted these cute wine tumblers so I’m
going to work on earning those. When you
redeem your “wins” for items, they are sent to your home with no shipping
costs. I figured it will take me about 6
months to earn my wine glasses. Yippie!
I have a slight snag in that I am a Lifetime Member
over goal and instead of subscribing to the Monthly Pass, I have been paying
for my eTools separately from my weekly meeting fee. This has also been costing me more and I have
not been getting “wins” credit for entering my weight each week. So, I signed up for the Monthly Pass since
they were offering 30% off and waiving the $20 joining fee. For the next three months, it will be costing
me a lot less than I had been paying. I
am also hoping I’ll starting earing my “wins” again. So far, I don’t see the change. And, when I called WW of Salt Lake City, she
told me our system isn’t integrated with the WW International system yet. So…we will wait and see.
Our substitute meeting leader (I just can’t get used
to calling them workshops) was asking what we thought about the new WW
changes. I really miss not celebrating
the weight loss milestones. I loved
getting 5 pound stars and celebrating with other people as they lost weight
each week. We had a good chat about
rewards and how you make your achievements special to you.
Oh…I should have told you that I lost 0.8 pounds. I’m on my way to getting back into the
220s. Yippie!
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